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Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Monday defended her presence at an FBI search of an election center in Fulton County last week.

FIRST ON FOX: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has agreed to appear before the House Judiciary Committee next month, marking her second commitment to testify before Congress amid heightened scrutiny of the Trump administration’s aggressive deportation agenda. Noem will sit for a hearing with the House panel on March 4, Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, told … Read more

Up to 350,000 Haitians legally live and work in the US due to being granted temporary protected status A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from stripping temporary protected status from up to 350,000 Haitians, a status that allows them to legally live and work in the United States amid the turmoil in their … Read more

The Senate’s compromise to end the ongoing partial government shutdown survived an important hurdle on Monday night, teeing up the legislation for a vote in the House of Representatives on Tuesday. The House Rules Committee, the final gatekeeper before most bills get a chamberwide vote, advanced the upper chamber’s deal with the White House with … Read more

President threatens to sue comedian over joke about Epstein island – key US politics stories from Monday 2 February at a glance South African comedian Trevor Noah told a joke as he hosted the Grammy awards on Sunday. The former Daily Show host said the song of the year award was “a Grammy that every … Read more

Other countries are expected to join Project Vault, which US president said would ensure that US businesses are ‘never harmed by any shortage’ Donald Trump has announced the creation of a critical mineral reserve worth nearly $12bn, a stockpile that could counter China’s ability to use its dominance of the hard-to-process metals as leverage in … Read more

A federal judge in Washington has blocked the Trump administration from closing down a humanitarian program that allowed around 350,000 Haitians to live and work legally in the U.S., according to reports. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes granted an emergency request Monday to pause the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians while a … Read more

Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries unloaded on Republicans Monday, saying they “done eff’d up in Texas,” accusing the GOP of overreaching on redistricting and predicting they will fall well short of flipping five congressional seats. During a news conference at the U.S. Capitol, Jeffries was asked about a recent Texas state senate race in … Read more

Bad Bunny received a standing ovation during his acceptance speech at the Grammys for addressing immigration operations in the United States. NBC News’ Chloe Melas reports on several artists who criticized Immigration and Customs Enforcement in their speeches, and on many stars who wore “ICE OUT” pins.

Planned Parenthood announced it is voluntarily dropping its lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s ability to withhold Medicaid payments under a provision in President Donald Trump’s tax bill. The organization sued in July after President Donald Trump signed a spending bill that included prohibiting federal funding from going to abortion providers, a section of the legislation … Read more